The Football Association has defended its decision to sell more than 18,000
tickets to away fans for England’s critical World Cup qualification match
against Poland at Wembley Stadium tomorrow night.

In a surprise move, prompted by extraordinary demand among the Polish migrant
population in the UK, the FA agreed to make another 10,000 tickets available
to away fans after the initial 8,000 allocation was sold by the Polish FA.

It is estimated by the Polish FA that more than 20,000 of their countrymen
will be inside Wembley, meaning that almost a quarter of the 85,000 crowd
will be supporting the